. . . till Moscow
Moscow
Mockba
Picked up my visa this morning in Philadelphia. Though I’ll return much earlier, according to the papers, I can legally remain in Russia until the 20th of January, 2008. Basically this document is glued to a page in the passport–fastened so tightly it can never be removed. It allows the bearer one entrance into Russia within the specified period. The holographic seal features the Kremlin and is rather sharp looking. Filed somewhere at the Russian embassy in New York and the Ministry of International Affairs in Moscow are copies of my visa application, as well as several passport sized photos.
Ah, paper trails.
I should explain the post title, Mockba. That’s the word Moscow in Cyrillic.
Some news
A few things before a proper post tomorrow.
1) Painting: Project Eclipse Navajo White continues. Painting the apartment is halfway done, with the bedroom and office finished. Saturday, the kitchen! And then onto the living room.
2) Moscow beckons. My visa came through without a hitch, I need only pick up my passport from the travel agent. Another step closer to Russia in December.
3) Edits. Before emailing the novel to Kerry for a last polish, I started a page one to page end read-through. This experience was affirmative as it was enlightening, because I now unreservedly concur with the agent who passed while extolling, “…it’s 90 percent there…” Between my efforts and Kerry’s I’m confident we can get damn close to nailing that last 10 percent. I’ll finish my end by Monday; the baton then passes to Kerry. Right now, I have 44 more pages of reviewing.
Look for a more substantial post on Thursday…
UPDATE: As of 10:49PM, Thursday, November 15th, nearly half the read through edits are implemented. Roughly 220 pages left.
Old Friends
With the apparent shuttering of another tech company, only one employer listed on my resume actually exists. See what happens when I leave?
Oh, I’m booked for Moscow this December, and a different agent is looking at the manuscript. So it’s a good weekend.
Da, Detka! < Yeah, Baby!
